Admissibility of Medical Allowance (M.A.) with cash equivalent of Leave Salary on retirement

Memo no. 1369-F Dated: 13-02-1979 Finance Department Govt. Of West Bengal

Summary: West Bengal Finance Department Memorandum No. 1369-F (dated February 13, 1979) clarifies that Medical Allowance (M.A.) is admissible alongside the cash equivalent of earned leave salary (leave encashment) upon retirement, as M.A. is not classified as a compensatory allowance. This benefit applies to all West Bengal State Government employees superannuating or retiring on or after February 1, 1978.

PENSION
Government of West Bengal
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Memo. No. 1369-F. Dated 13.2.1979.

A question has been raised whether M.A. will be admissible with the cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the period of earned leave at the credit of a Govt. servant at the time of his retirement. As the medical allowance is not a compensatory allowance, the Governor has been pleased to decide that medical allowance will also be admissible with case equivalent of leave salary in respect of leave due at the time of retirement in terms of this Deptt. No. 3871-F dt. 25.3.78.

2. The decision contained in this memorandum will be applicable to all employees under the rules making authority of the State Govt. retiring and superannuation on or after 1.2.78.

Sd/-
N. R. Bhattacherjee.

Deputy Secretary
to the Govt. Of West Bengal